Box Developers Newsletter: October 2016


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We are excited to share some great updates including product launches, open source projects, and new blog posts. Check out the details below!


Recent Product Updates

For a complete log of all our recent API changes, please see our API Changelog.

Service Accounts

Service Accounts are a secure and powerful way to connect your apps to Box Platform. This is a type of Box account that represents a custom application within an enterprise instance of Box and allows that application to make server-side calls to the Box APIs. You can define the capabilities of each individual Service Account dynamically, setting permissions such as uploading and managing content, managing users and groups, accessing events, or using premium features like Box Governance to set retention policies or apply a legal hold.

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Preview More File Types

Support for several new file types including HD video, 360 images and videos, 3D models, and VR files using the Get Embed Link endpoint.

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The All New Box Developer Console

An overhaul to the user experience and functionality of the Box Developer Console. New features include a new UI, guided walkthroughs for configuring applications, easy access to support and documentation, and notifications.

Try the New Experience


The Box UI Kit

Five pre-built Javascript components for you to use when building apps with Box Platform, including Preview, Navigate, Picker, Upload, and Feed. The new UI Kits will be available sequentially throughout the rest of the year and will be open sourced, allowing for complete customization. The first UI Kit, Preview, is available now.

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Mojito

An open-sourced continuous localization platform for software strings. It allows you to automate localization and easily manage translated strings across all of your products and languages.

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Feature Requests

Submit A Feature Request

Do you want to submit a feature request? Please let us know how we can improve our API, SDKs, or developer documentation.

Request A Feature

Box Platform Incubator

Apply to Box Platform Incubator

In collaboration with AWS, we're excited to launch Box Platform Incubator. Applicants selected to the Box Platform Incubator will receive benefits including Box Platform credits, AWS credits, mentions in Box Platform digital marketing, and speaking opportunities at Box Platform events and webinars.

Apply Today

Events

Meet Us At These Events

Join us at our booth at these events to see Box Platform demos, learn more about our API, and ask questions:

  • IBM World of Watson. October 24 - 27, 2016. Las Vegas.
  • AWS re:Invent. November 28 - December 2, 2016. Las Vegas.
Request A Meeting


From the Platform Blog

Check out all of the recent posts on the Box Platform blog.

Image Recognition and Box Platform

Learn how let a user take a photo, automatically recognize what is in that photo, and then enable the user to search across these photos based on keywords.


Dropzone.js and Box Platform

Learn how to add drag and drop upload to a web app.


Ecosystem of Cloud Services for Enterprise App Development

Learn how Box Platform fits into your enterprise app architecture.


Build a Secure Onboarding App with Box Platform

Learn how to build a user onboarding application on Box Platform.